how can i install a cms before domain is active

[Topspeed]

Some CMS have to be installed via browser, after uploading files via ftp. But how do I connect to a website those domain isn't active yet? E.G. I'm going to host a domain called just-a-domain.com and I'd like to install a CMS before the website is public avaliable? In some Linux distributions it is possible to connect via IP-Adress/~username, e.g. 123.45.67.89/~just-a-domain.
Is this possible with Plesk?
Thanks for every little help!

 

[Amin Taheri]

Three ways:

1 - You can use the site preview to access the site and setup the CMS application. This is dependant on the site not having any static links or redirect code that redirects to a "domain name/page" as opposed to just going to "page"

2 - You can edit your local host file -to do that run this command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

(keep the quotes)

then add in the format of where xx is ip address
xx.xx.xx.xx domainname.com

3 - You can go to network places - properties -> tcp/ip properties of your network adapater, double click and set the DNS Server for your connection to the IP of the server


After #2 or #2 you then need to do the following
[windows key + r] type "cmd" with out quotes and hit enter

in the box type in

arp -d *
ipconfig /flushdns

should then resolve.